Dress Code

Blue Ridge ISD Dress Code

Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, Blue Ridge ISD will merge the three campus-specific student handbooks into one School Board approved handbook for students. Listed below is general information about the Blue Ridge ISD dress code.

General Dress Code Information:

Clothing or apparel that is extreme, revealing, etc. will not be permitted. This includes the failure to wear an article that should be worn, such as underclothes and undergarments.

No suggestive, defensive, rude, vulgar or obscene writings or drawings in any way will be allowed on any garment. (Ex. Hooters® shirts, guns, drugs, alcohol, etc.)

No trench coats or dusters will be allowed.

Under garments should not be visible when a student is standing, sitting, and walking.

No type of hat or head covering will be worn in the building during the school day.

No sunglasses may be worn in the building.

Shorts/Split Skirts/Dresses/Pants & Jeans

Form fitting/tight pants may only be worn under a shirt or dress that is mid-thigh length.

No pajama bottoms or running shorts are allowed.

Pants that droop or sag must be worn above the hips and secured appropriately.

Holes in jeans or pants will be permitted only below mid-thigh length. Holes that are ruled potentially disruptive by the principal will not be permitted.

Shirts/Blouses

All shoulder straps will be minimum of the "three finger rule" as it applies to the student.

Sleeveless shirts, blouses, and dresses are acceptable as long as the armholes have finished edges, not exposing the torso.

No exposed cleavage.

Shirt must cover front and back midriff at all times whether standing, sitting, stretching, or bending. Shirts/Blouses must be able to be tucked in.

No see through (thin or mesh) shirts/blouses.

No pajamas.

Shoes/Boots

Shoes and boots with metal taps, cleats, and spikes are not permitted inside the building.

No house shoes or slippers will be allowed. This is to include shoes with cotton/plush insides which appear to look like house slippers.

Facial Hair, Hair, and Grooming

Hair that sits below the eyebrows and interferes with vision is not permitted.

Designs or patterns in eyebrows or hair will not be permitted.

Distracting haircuts, colors, or styles will not be permitted.

Mustaches, goatees, beards, or any other facial hair are not permitted. Sideburns are not to be lower than the bottom of the ear lobe.

Jewelry/Piercings/Tattoos

Excessive jewelry, dog collars, dog chains, and billfold chains will not be allowed.

Boys may not wear earrings. Girls may wear earrings only in the ear.

Nose rings or piercings, tongue rings, or any visible pierced jewelry, other than jewelry worn in the ear, is prohibited. Plugs and spacers are also not allowed. Coverage with a bandage or other covering is not acceptable.

Tattoos and/or skin decorations cannot be exposed. They must be covered at all times including PE and Athletics.